The History of Computing Through the Eyes of One Woman's Career
•Download as PPTX, PDF•
0 likes•49 views
Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a network of entrepreneurs and professionals who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee area, is pleased to welcome Mary L. Gorden to present at Mountain Minds Monday: “The History of Computing Through the Eyes of One Woman's Career” Mary L. Gorden, author of "Life Without Ceilings: A Woman’s Career in Computers" will give us an insider’s view of the role women played in computing throughout her 35-year career in the field. Using events from her career, Gorden will describe the change in attitude towards both computers and women in technology, how some new approaches today are really old ideas using newer technology, and how and why the numbers of women in computing have changed over time. Mountain Minds Monday will be held on Monday, August 13th from 6-8 pm at Pizza on the Hill, in Tahoe Donner located at 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee. Pizza and salad are available and we use a pay-what-you-can model ($5 minimum). Before and after the presentation, there will be time for networking. The event will also be livestreamed and available online as it happens on YouTube: bit.ly/YouTubeTSM This month’s event is sponsored by Holland & Hart LLP, Molsby & Bordner, LLP, Mountain Workspace, and Heads Up Health. You can find us at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmail
Recommended
Recommended
More Related Content
Similar to The History of Computing Through the Eyes of One Woman's Career
Similar to The History of Computing Through the Eyes of One Woman's Career (20)
More from Tahoe Silicon Mountain
More from Tahoe Silicon Mountain (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
The History of Computing Through the Eyes of One Woman's Career
- 1. Welcome to Mountain Minds Monday info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain
- 2. MMM Helpful Info info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • Schedule • Turn off cell phones • Always use a mic to speak • No swear words • Finding food/drinks • Let’s get the livestream started!
- 3. Welcome to Mountain Minds Monday info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain
- 4. Quick Introductions info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • Name • Job Title / What you do • If relevant: How TSM has helped you recently
- 5. Programs info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain Mountain Minds Monday An educational topic & speaker 2nd Monday of the month 6-8pm, Pizza on the Hill bit.ly/TSM-FB First Friday at Five Entrepreneurs helping each other 1st Friday of the month 5-6pm, The Lift bit.ly/TSM_FFF BeerJS: Tahoe JavaScript, all abilities welcome 3rd Tuesday of the month 6-8pm, The Lift bit.ly/beerjstahoe
- 6. Programs info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • Tahoe Pitch Camp & Showcase • Camp: 8/29, 9/5, 9/12, 9/18, 6-8p, Free • Apply by 8/27: bit.ly/tahoepitchcamp • Showcase 9/24, 6-8p, Pay-what-you-can ($5 min) • Tickets: bit.ly/tahoepitchshowcase • Location: Community Arts Center
- 7. Programs info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • Sponsor the Tahoe Pitch Showcase • Calling entrepreneurs • Just $25 • Get your logo on a can cooler! • Thank you slide at the event • Sponsor: http://bit.ly/sponsor25
- 8. Announcements info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • Keeping informed! o Email newsletter – read it o Facebook group o YouTube – archives of all events / intros - bit.ly/YouTubeTSM
- 9. Announcements info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • It’s official! We’re a 501(c)(3) o Volunteer-run, working board o Meet the team
- 10. Volunteer Board info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain Dave DePuy TSM Board Member Retired Entrepreneur Rachel Arst McCullough TSM Co-founder/President McCullough Web Services Garrett McCullough TSM Co-founder/Treasurer Virta Health Ellen Raynor TSM Secretary KeepOnMovin’
- 11. Announcements info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • AmazonSmile • 0.5% purchase donated to Tahoe Silicon Mountain! • Please sign up: smile.amazon.com
- 12. Making TSM Events Accessible info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • Livestream / Fireplace Room • Pay what you can • Free: Local high school students w/ ID • Free: MMM Volunteers o Sign up to volunteer: bit.ly/VolunteerTSM
- 13. Thank You! info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain For being generous with pay-what-you-can Our dedicated volunteers Sponsors (more later!)
- 14. Watch the Rest of MMM info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain Return to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/YouTubeTSM Get an email when we go live! • Go to bit.ly/YouTubeTSM and login • Subscribe button top-right • Click bell next to Subscribe
- 16. Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsors Community Partners
- 18. Thank You Individual Sponsors! info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain • Entry to all MMM events • Pizza and salad • 1 Beer/Wine or 2 Sodas • No line! Become one for $150/yr: bit.ly/IndSponsorMMM
- 19. info@tahoesiliconmountain.com tahoesiliconmountain.com facebook.com/groups/SiliconMountain youtube.com/tahoesiliconmountain The History of Computing Through the Eyes of One Woman's Career Mary L Gorden
- 20. A History of Computing Through the Eyes of One Woman’s Career 1966 to 2001
- 21. 1966 to 2001 • An often overlooked period of computer history • A era that saw increasing participation of women in computer technology – From about 15% in early 1960s to 36% in 1991
- 22. 1966 • No one knew much about computers • Everyone knew women didn’t have careers, much less careers in technology
- 23. Paper • Punched Cards • Printed Output
- 24. COBOL • Machine Independent • Designed for Business Applications • Other examples – FORTRAN for Scientific Programming – RPG Report Program Generator
- 25. Terminals and Databases • Data Entry Terminals • Programming Terminals • Word Processing Terminals • Complexity of Data
- 26. Networks before the Internet »Private Networks »Precursor of The Cloud »Use of PC as a Backup Device
- 27. Chip Cards • An early example of a computer in your pocket • Return to computer basics – Limited space – Infrastructure changes
- 28. Changes in Social Views 1966 • No one knew much about computers • Everyone knew women didn’t have careers, much less careers in computers 2018 • Access to a computer is essential to everyday life • Some people still don’t think women belong in technology
- 29. Change in percentage of women in computing
- 30. Gender and Jobs What is the correlation between gender and being suited to a field you want to work in? Almost no correlation – it is almost all social bias
- 31. Reading Material • History – Recoding Gender by Janet Abbate – The Computer Boys Take Over by Nathan Ensmenger • Biography – Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt – Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly • Memoirs – Life Without Ceilings by Mary L Gorden – Atypical Girl Geek by Katherine Hitchcock – Letting IT Go by Dame Stephanie Shirley
- 32. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- Welcome to MMM, we’re a program of TSM I am Rachel Arst McCullough President of Tahoe Silicon Mountain I’ll be your emcee tonight We livestream so get you all prepped
- Before livestream starts Schedule – live in a few mins // Intros // 6:45 main event
- Welcome to MMM, we’re a program of TSM I am Rachel Arst McCullough President of Tahoe Silicon Mountain I’ll be your emcee tonight
- Be sure livestream is started before intros. No selling. Example of helping – finding co-founder, hiring someone, getting business advice. Me first.
- None of us have ever run an organization like this before We’re just passionate community members Just this year became a 501c3 All of us are taking a nonprofit board training class series
- Check with TTCTV before starting: Gold Sponsor H&H: practice many types of law, including Intellectual Property, which may be of interest here Silver Sponsors Mobo Law: Offices in Truckee, Reno, Sacramento, and Incline Village. Represents clients in business law, construction law, estate planning, family law, intellectual property, real estate law, and bankruptcy. Mountain Workspace: Newly opened coworking space (March) in Incline Village Heads Up Health: a web and mobile app designed to help you use data to master the low-carb ketogenic lifestyle, go to booth
- Mary L Gorden is a strong advocate for women in STEM. Her 35 year career in computers has given her an insider’s view of the history of computing and the role that women played in that history. Her memoir, "Life Without Ceilings: A Woman's Career in Computers", shares her experiences as computers changed from punched card devices to the gateway to the internet. She recounts how the number of women in computing grew over the course of her career and how their influence increased. Gorden is available as a Speaker or a Panelist at events covering the history of computing and the history of women in technology.